Cardno, Samantha J.Sahraie, Arash2022-07-052022-07-052022-04-30Cardno, S J & Sahraie, A 2022, 'The expanding backlog of mental health patients and the continued toll of zero-COVID policy on healthcare settings', Medical Research Archives , vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v10i4.27482375-1924https://hdl.handle.net/2164/18784Acknowledgements: We would like to thank all 14 Scottish National Health Boards that provided the data after an FOI request and waived all administrative charges. We would like to thank all general practitioners who commented on earlier drafts of this article. Funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors9205471engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsMental HealthGeneral PractitionerReferralsCOVID-19BF PsychologyBFJournal article10.18103/mra.v10i4.2748104